Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983

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Eurovision Song Contest 1983

Participating broadcaster| Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Country|  Netherlands
National selection
Selection process| Nationaal Songfestival 1983
Selection date(s)| 23 February 1983
Selected artist(s)| Bernadette
Selected song| "Sing Me a Song"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Piet Souer
* Martin Duiser

Placement
Final result| 7th, 66 points
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Sing Me a Song", composed by Piet Souer, with lyrics by Martin Duiser, and performed by Bernadette. The Dutch participating broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), selected its entry through a national final.

## Before Eurovision

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### Nationaal Songfestival 1983

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Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) held the national final at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Ivo Niehe. Five acts took part performing two songs each and voting was by 12 regional juries, who each had 30 points to divide between the songs. "Sing Me a Song" emerged the unexpected winner by a margin of just 1 point over the pre-final favourite "Een beetje van dit" by Vulcano, largely thanks to the South Holland jury awarding 19 of its 30 points to the song.[1]

Final – 23 February 1983  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Mystique  | "Rendez-vous"  | 25  | 8
2  | Vulcano  | "Met jou d'rbij"  | 27  | 5
3  | Bernadette  | "Soms"  | 26  | 6
4  | Deuce  | "Computer Games"  | 26  | 6
5  | Music Hall  | "Stop die show"  | 54  | 3
6  | Mystique  | "Op zo'n dag"  | 8  | 10
7  | Bernadette | "Sing Me a Song"  | 69  | 1
8  | Vulcano  | "Een beetje van dit"  | 68  | 2
9  | Deuce  | "Stopwatch"  | 20  | 9
10  | Music Hall  | "Voulez-vous danser"  | 37  | 4

## At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Bernadette performed 11th in the running order, following Greece and preceding Yugoslavia. At the close of voting "Sing Me a Song" had received 66 points, placing the Netherlands 7th of the 20 entries.[2] The Dutch jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[3]

The Dutch conductor at the contest was Piet Souer.

### Voting

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Points awarded to the Netherlands[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Switzerland
10 points  |
8 points  |
7 points  |  Norway
6 points  |  Sweden
5 points  |

* Cyprus
* Yugoslavia

4 points  |

* Austria
* Denmark
* Italy
* Luxembourg

3 points  |

* Finland
* Israel

2 points  |

* Belgium
* France
* Germany
* Turkey

1 point  |  United Kingdom
Points awarded by the Netherlands[4] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Israel
10 points  |  Germany
8 points  |  Norway
7 points  |  Yugoslavia
6 points  |  Portugal
5 points  |  United Kingdom
4 points  |  Austria
3 points  |  Sweden
2 points  |  France
1 point  |  Luxembourg

## References

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1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1983
2. ^ "Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. ^ ESC History - Netherlands 1983
4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Munich 1983". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

## External links

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* Dutch Preselection 1983

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National selection: Nationaal Songfestival (former)

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Artists|

* 3JS
* Willeke Alberti
* Anouk
* Bernadette
* Douwe Bob
* Corry Brokken
* Franklin Brown
* Humphrey Campbell
* Rudi Carrell
* Claude
* The Common Linnets
* Dion Cooper
* Ben Cramer
* Bill van Dijk
* Joan Franka
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* Esther Hart
* Hearts of Soul
* Hind
* Ruth Jacott
* Gerard Joling
* Greetje Kauffeld
* Joost Klein
* Lenny Kuhr
* Duncan Laurence
* Heddy Lester
* Maggie MacNeal
* Jeangu Macrooy
* Marcha
* Maribelle
* Marlayne
* Maxine
* Maywood
* Michelle
* Mouth and MacNeal
* Mrs. Einstein
* Mia Nicolai
* OG3NE
* Trijntje Oosterhuis
* Jetty Paerl
* Annie Palmen
* Justine Pelmelay
* Sandra Reemer
* Re-union
* Edsilia Rombley
* S10
* Sandra and Andres
* Saskia and Serge
* Teddy Scholten
* Milly Scott
* Sieneke
* De Spelbrekers
* Thérèse Steinmetz
* Teach-In
* Ronnie Tober
* The Toppers
* Treble
* Conny Vandenbos
* Linda Wagenmakers
* Waylon
* Linda Williams

Songs|

* "Alles heeft ritme"
* "Als het om de liefde gaat"
* "Amambanda"
* "Amsterdam"
* "Arcade"
* "Een beetje"
* "Birds"
* "Birth of a New Age"
* "Blijf zoals je bent"
* "Burning Daylight"
* "Calm After the Storm"
* "C'est la vie"
* "Colorado"
* "De diepte"
* "Ding-a-dong"
* "De eerste keer"
* "Europapa"
* "Fernando en Filippo"
* ~~"Grow"~~
* "Heel de wereld"
* "Hemel en aarde"
* "Het is een wonder"
* "I See a Star"
* "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
* "Ik hou van jou"
* "Ik wil alles met je delen"
* "Jij bent mijn leven"
* "Jij en ik"
* "Katinka"
* "Lights and Shadows"
* "De mallemolen"
* "Morgen"
* "My Impossible Dream"
* "Net als toen"
* "Never Alone"
* "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
* "No Goodbyes"
* "On Top of the World"
* "One Good Reason"
* "One More Night"
* "De oude muzikant"
* "Out on My Own"
* "Outlaw in 'Em"
* "The Party's Over"
* "Rechtop in de wind"
* "Ring-dinge-ding"
* "Shangri-La"
* "Shine"
* "Sing Me a Song"
* "Slow Down"
* "Een speeldoos"
* "'t Is genoeg"
* "'t Is OK"
* "Tijd"
* "De troubadour"
* "De vogels van Holland"
* "Voorgoed voorbij"
* "Vrede"
* "Waar is de zon"
* "Walk Along"
* "Wat een dag"
* "Wat een geluk"
* "Waterman"
* "Wijs me de weg"
* "Without You"
* "You and Me"
* "Your Heart Belongs to Me"

Note: Entries scored out signify where the Netherlands did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Germany
* Greece
* Finland
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Çetin Alp
* Remedios Amaya
* Ami Aspelund
* Bernadette
* Guy Bonnet
* Daniel
* Mariella Farré
* Riccardo Fogli
* Armando Gama
* Carola Häggkvist
* Ofra Haza
* Corinne Hermès
* Hoffmann and Hoffmann
* Gry Johansen
* Pas de Deux
* Christie Stasinopoulou
* Stavros and Constantina
* Sweet Dreams
* Jahn Teigen
* Westend

Songs|

* "Do Re Mi"
* "Džuli"
* "Esta balada que te dou"
* "Fantasiaa"
* "Främling"
* "Hi"
* "Hurricane"
* "I agapi akoma zi"
* "I'm Never Giving Up"
* "Io così non ci sto"
* "Kloden drejer"
* "Mou les"
* "Opera"
* "Per Lucia"
* "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"
* "Rendez-vous"
* "Rücksicht"
* "Si la vie est cadeau"
* "Sing Me a Song"
* "Vivre"

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